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1、全国 2011 年 7 月自学考试英语科技文选试题PART A: VOCABULARYI. Directions: Add the affix to each word according to the given Chinese, making changes when necessary. (8 %)1art 人造的 1_2mathematics 数学家 2_3 irreversible 不可逆转性 3_4quality 定性的 4_5 certify 证明合格的 5_6spring 子孙;后代6_7requisite 先决条件 7._8sense 感觉的 8_H. Directions:
2、 Fill in the blanks, each using one of the given words or phrases below in its proper form.(12%)all at once adept at specialize in wind upin the justification of whats more doomed to applicable toaccrue to opt for in common submit to9. I cant do it_ but Ill have it finished by the end of the week.10
3、. My sister is very_ making people at their ease.11. Depending on your circumstances you may wish to_ one method or the other.12. I had very little_ with my sister.13. When I finish this short story, I will have it_a magazine.14. She is a lawyer who _divorce cases.15. His earlier comments were not _
4、our later discussion.16. It is harmful to my health, and _, it is no good to my work.17. Interest _my savings account monthly.18. Can you think of a good joke I can use to _my speech?19. I used to pour time and energy into projects that were _failure from the very start.20. He said this _his action.
5、III. Directions: Fill in each blank with a suitable word given below. (10%)homework wish punishment countless rushnearly necessary family television beforeFamilies in America toady schedule their lives around the television. Children 21 home from school to watch their programs while they do their 22
6、 . Mother shops between her special programs. The ski slopes are 23 empty on Superbowl Sunday; football on TV takes precedence. The 24 may even eat meals in front of the television. Moreover, 25 is used as baby-sitter; small children nationwide spend 26 hours in front of the TV, passively ingesting
7、whatever flashes 27 their eyes. Addition of some sort inevitably follows; TV becomes a 28 part of life, and receiving a TV for his own room becomes the 29 of every child.Moreover, parents use the television as a source of reward and 30 . Ultimately, life-styles revolve round a regular schedule of ea
8、ting, sleeping, and watching television.PART B: TRANSLATIONIV. Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, each using one of the given words or phrases below. (10%)allot manipulate differentiate shift lose sight of3 1千万不要迷失你生活的主要目标。32我从家庭预算中拨出一部分钱买了辆新车。33他操纵股票价格以达到低价买入的目的。34那位歌唱家正从爵士
9、乐转向古典音乐。35我不是很擅长辨别葡萄酒。V. Directions: Translate the following paragraph into Chinese. (15 %)36. In the adult study, a series of factors were significantly associated with the perception of car fumes or dust/soot. Annoyance due to noise exposure and rated impairment of life equality showed the stronge
10、st association in the logistic models. But odor and noise sensitivity also had a significant impact on the ratings. Age above 45 years, smoking and social support were inversely associated with the subjective air pollution index.PART C: READING COMPREHENSIONVI. Directions: Read through the following
11、 passages. Choose the best answer and put the letter in the bracket. (20%)(A)Day and night, a huge contraption prowls the grounds at Frank Vollemans dairy in Central Texas. It has a 3,000-gallon tank, a heavy-duty vacuum pump and hoses and, underneath, adjustable blades that scrape the surface as it
12、 passes along. In function it is something like a Zamboni, but one that has crossed over to the dark side. This is no hockey rink, and its not loose ice being scraped up. Its cow manure. Lots of cow manure. A typical lactating Holstein produces about 150 pounds of waste_ by weight, about two-thirds
13、wet feces, one-third urine_each day. Mr.Volleman has 3,000 lactating Holsteins and another 1,000 that are temporarily “dry”. Do the math:his Wildcat Dairy produces about 200 million pounds of manure every year. Proper handling of this material is one of the most important tasks faced by a dairy oper
14、ator, or by a cattle feedlot owner, hog producer or other farmer with large numbers of livestock. Manure has to be handled in an environmentally acceptable way and at an acceptable cost. In most cases, that means using it, fresh or composted, as fertilizer. “Its a great resource, if used properly,”
15、said Saqib Mukhtar, an associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering at Texas A the pathogens in it can contaminate food products; and the gases it produces, including ammonia, methane and bad-smelling volatile compounds, can upset neighbors and pollute the atmosphere. Even with bes
16、t practices, manure can cause environmental headaches. So researchers are working on ways to improve its handling, to modify the nutrients in it and to develop alternative uses. Mr. Volleman, who came to Texas from his native Luxembourg 16 years ago, takes pride in his operation, which produces about 25,000 gallons of milk a day. “Its all ab